2021-MidYearShaggySheet

Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League • August 2021 

Oreo and Her Buttons 

– page 3 

Snow to Sand 

Updates – page 4 

Rewards of Fostering 

– Back Cover 

Saving lives. Building a more humane community. Together.

3200 North Military Trail 

West Palm Beach, FL 33409 

PeggyAdams.org 

General Information 561-686-3663 

Fax 561-686-0940 

Donations 561-472-8842 

Donations@PeggyAdams.org 

Please email Info@PeggyAdams.org 

or call for any of these services: 

Adoptions 561-686-6656 

Behavior Helpline 561-472-8815 

Spay/Neuter 561-472-8814 

Wellness Clinic/ 

Microchip 

561-472-8814 

Volunteer Program 561-472-8867 

Foster Program 561-472-8578 

Humane Euthanasia 

of Ill or Geriatric Pets 

Lost or Found Pet 

Animal Admissions 

Berman Memorial 

Pet Gardens 

561-686-3663 

561-686-9797 

561-472-8576 

Columbarium 561-472-8578 

Front Desk 561-686-3663 

Peggy’s Pantry 

Food Bank 

Leadership Circle & 

Peace of Mind Program 

561-472-8852 

561-472-8844 

Email – Marketing@PeggyAdams.org 

or call for the following information: 

Special Events 561-530-6057 

Marketing & 

Public Relations 

Young Friends of 

Peggy Adams 

Humane Education 

Program 

561-472-8845 

561-472-8576 

561-530-6069 

Please call Animal Care and Control to 

report animal abuse or neglect: 

561-233-1200 

Follow us! @PeggyAdamsARL 

A Letter from 

Rich Anderson 

Executive Director/CEO 

Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League 

Looking at our cover model, you might have asked yourself, “Are those really 

buttons on that cat!?!” Yes, they sure are! And, those amazing buttons helped 

save two-year-old Oreo’s life. She is alive today thanks to our doctors, our 

medical team – and to caring friends like YOU who support the work of 

Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League. 

I am very excited to share this edition of The Shaggy Sheet with you and to 

report that we are having a record-breaking year. In fact, we are on pace to 

save more lives this year than during any other year in the 96-year history of 

Peggy Adams! 

But I know it requires thousands of animal lovers doing their part to make it 

all possible. Choosing to save a life by adopting. Donating money or donating 

time as a volunteer. Spreading the word about Peggy Adams (sharing this 

magazine with others) and being an animal welfare advocate on social media. 

Trapping neighborhood cats to be spayed or neutered and vaccinated, or 

becoming a temporary foster parent for young kittens or an animal with 

special needs. 

As you’ll see on the back cover, some of our foster program volunteers share, in 

their own words, why they find providing temporary care so rewarding. (And, 

if you have children, we provide community service hours!) 

Each and every role you choose to play is critical to the lifesaving mission 

of Peggy Adams. Without YOU, none of our work would be possible. 

Thank you for your dedication to saving lives and to building a more 

humane community. 

With compassion for the animals, 

Rich Anderson 

Executive Director/CEO 

P.S. Please contact me anytime if you have questions or would like to visit and 

see all that you are making possible through your kind support. You can reach 

me directly at 561-472-8844 or R.Anderson@PeggyAdams.org. Thank you! 

Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League Board of Directors 

Jane Grace, Chairman Emerita 

Lesly S. Smith, Chairman 

Sam Hunt, Vice Chairman 

Joanie Van der Grift, President 

Nellie Benoit, Vice President 

Daniel Hanley, Treasurer 

Laurie Raber Gottlieb, Secretary 

Christina Dennis, Executive Committee 

Jack Flagg, Executive Committee 

Vicky Hunt, Executive Committee 

Daniel E. Ponton, Executive Committee 

James D. Berwind 

Virginia Burke 

Candy Hamm 

Emilia Pfeifler 

Pauline Pitt 

George E. Summers 

Nancy Brougher Director Emerita 

Dotsy Letts, Director Emerita 

The Shaggy Sheet newsletter is sent to all supporters who donate $25 or more per year. To ensure that you continue to receive your issue, 

please use the enclosed envelope to make a minimum donation of $25. The animals need your help and we don’t want your mailings to be interrupted! 

Thank you for your caring support of the animals! 

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Providing Emergency Care 

Oreo 

Oreo's x-ray 

Oreo, a two-year-old Domestic Shorthair cat, came 

to Peggy Adams on February 13th after she escaped 

from her home and was found hanging from her leg 

on a fence. Our veterinarians discovered that, not only 

did she have a serious deep wound on her leg, but her 

jaw was also fractured. 

We contacted one veterinary surgeon who told 

us Oreo’s jaw could not be fixed. We contacted a 

veterinary dentist for advice, and she recommended 

a new procedure using buttons to relieve tension 

to “wire” Oreo’s jaw shut to allow it to heal. We 

performed daily bandage changes on her leg, but 

the damage was too severe, and we had to amputate 

her leg. 

Oreo had the buttons and sutures holding her jaw 

closed for five weeks to allow it to heal, but she learned 

how to eat despite the sutures. Once the buttons were 

removed, we found that her lower teeth were poking 

her lip and the top of her mouth. After one final dental 

procedure, Oreo was able to get adopted and has 

never looked back! 

Thanks to those who support Peggy Adams’ Olivia’s 

Fund, we were able to provide Oreo the care that she 

desperately needed and will continue to help those less 

fortunate animals. 

To learn more about Olivia’s Fund, please 

visit PeggyAdams.org/Olivias-Fund 

or call 561-472-8844. 

About Olivia’s Fund: Olivia came to Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League after being rescued from an animal hoarder. She had 

significant hip dysplasia and muscle atrophy from abuse and neglect. Olivia had also been shot with a BB gun and needed surgery 

to help repair her legs. In honor of Olivia, we set up a special fund to help give a second chance to dogs and cats with medical and 

behavioral issues that can be fixed with surgery, special medical treatment, or training. We decided to call it “Olivia’s Fund.” 

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FROM SNOW TO SAND TEXAS UPDATES 

As seen in our previous Shaggy Sheet edition, when 

winter storm Uri hit Texas in February, Peggy Adams 

led the effort to transfer 70 dogs from eight shelters in 

the Austin area. With the help of Wings of Rescue, who 

flew the dogs, and Austin Pets Alive!, 17 dogs went to 

The Humane Society of Vero Beach and Indian River 

County while 53 went to Peggy Adams. To view 

more information about this transfer, please 

choose the Spring 2021 edition at 

PeggyAdams.org/Shaggy-Sheet-Newsletter 

Here are some wonderful updates… 

Ella, Adopted 3/31/21 

“I’m a first-time dog 

mama and Ella was 

exactly what I was 

looking for. I’m very 

happy that our paths 

crossed. She was very shy 

at first but not anymore. 

She loves her toy dinosaur and 

chicken. She loves giving hugs and 

being cuddled. She forgot about her bed and has 

claimed the couch as hers. Ella is almost potty trained 

and knows basic commands. She is the sweetest when 

you get to know her.” – Victoria 

Cody, Adopted 4/10/21 

Delilah, 

Adopted 3/5/21 

“Delilah is a wonderful companion 

and is settling in just fine here in her 

forever home. She is extremely smart 

and very active! We walk together 

around three or four miles every day, so 

she is keeping me very active and fit! All my 

neighbors just adore her! Planning on a road 

trip with her to the mountains. Can’t wait!” – Cathy 

“Cody has come a long way. 

He finally came out of his 

shell and loves to cuddle 

and take long walks. He 

also loves going on the 

boat and he has been 

going bird hunting. 

We’ve been doing a lot of 

training and he is learning 

quick!” – Cory 

To view our dogs and cats up for adoption, please visit PeggyAdams.org/Adopt 

or stop by our Lesly S. Smith Pet Adoption Center 

which is open daily from 11am – 6pm. 


PUBLICITY HOUND 

Submissions now OPEN for our 

Annual Publicity Hound Magazine 

Honor your precious pet or promote your business 

with a photo or ad in our 2022 Publicity Hound – a 

beautiful magazine style, coffee table publication. 

Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League’s Publicity 

Hound is a 48-year-old tradition and your support 

will help save the lives of thousands of dogs, cats, 

puppies and kittens. 

For more information and to view the order form, please visit 

PeggyAdams.org/PublicityHound or call 561-472-8842. 

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HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAM 

Become a Rescue Reader! 

The Education Department is excited to share that 

after over a year of conducting a program entitled 

“We’re All Ears: The Virtual Read to the Animal 

Program with Peggy Adams,” we have finally 

brought it on to our campus with the launch of 

Rescue Readers! 

Rescue Readers is new program 

that encourages children ages 

five through fifteen to read 

aloud to adoptable animals 

at Peggy Adams Animal 

Rescue League. Not only 

are the children able to 

develop their reading skills 

and boost self-esteem in 

front of a non-judgmental 

audience, but it also provides 

valuable socialization and love to 

the shelter animals. 

Twenty families were trained as Rescue Readers 

for the 6-week summer program. They attended a 

90-minute workshop to gain a deeper understanding 

of life in the shelter, including an exercise focusing on 

empathy. Kids actually changed places with a shelter 

pet and viewed the world from their eyes. It was very 

impactful. Additional activities focused on cat and 

dog body language, and even how to properly position 

themselves when reading. 

This program will be offered seasonally 

throughout the year. For upcoming orientation 

and training dates, please visit 

PeggyAdams.org/Rescue-Readers 

Peggy Adams’ Education Department partnered 

with the Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida for its 

Snuggles and Cuddles program to help ninety-nine 

Girl Scouts from across 22 states (and Switzerland) 

complete their Councils Own Badge. 

The Snuggles and Cuddles program was designed to 

teach girls about animal shelters. The Adoption Team 

educated the Girl Scouts about the adoption process. 

Veterinary Services Team Managers discussed career 

paths and the care of animals while in the shelter. 

And, our Humane Education Team informed the girls 

about the many other services Peggy Adams provides 

and led the girls in an interactive toy-making activity. 


HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAM 

The “Mind & Body” Enrichment Workshop is really taking off! 

At Peggy Adams, we have a very important job 

– we take care of dogs and cats that are looking 

for forever homes. While they are in our care, 

we need to keep them busy... What we mean 

by “busy” is giving them daily opportunities to 

use their minds and their bodies. We call that 

“enrichment.” 

In this hands-on workshop, participants help 

create special enrichment items such as toys, 

treats and more for cats or dogs and then have 

the opportunity to observe these items in use. 

Students from Urban Youth Impact and 

Palm Beach County Homeschoolers have 

participated in both the Canine and Feline 

version of this program. 

Urban Youth Impact serves the most 

at-risk inner-city youth in Palm Beach County, 

primarily through an award-winning 

after-school program. 

Palm Beach County Homeschoolers is an all 

ages, preschool to high school, and is an 

inclusive volunteer-run homeschool support 

group open to Palm Beach County and the 

surrounding areas. 

To learn more about all of our 

Humane Education Programs, 

please visit 

PeggyAdams.org/EDU 

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Leave a Legacy of Love 

Your 

Including Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League in 

your will, trust or other estate plans is one of the 

most meaningful things you can do to save animals’ 

lives for years to come. Every day, animals and 

our community benefit from individuals who had 

the foresight to include Peggy Adams in their 

estate plans. 

Bequests 

When you name Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League 

in your will, you have control of your assets and the 

gift is exempt from federal estate tax. 

Charitable Remainder Trusts 

This trust pays a fixed percentage of the assets as 

revolved annually. It provides variable income for life 

and immediate income from a tax deduction. 

Charitable Lead Trusts 

You can create a trust that pays a fixed or variable 

income to us for a specific number of years. The 

balance is then given to anyone of your choosing. 

Life Insurance 

FOREVER FRIENDS 

Leg acy of 

Love 

Through the gift of life insurance policies, you can 

make a large gift to rescue animals with little cost to 

you. You also receive a tax deduction immediately. 

Retirement Accounts 

for 

the Anima l 

You can name the League as a beneficiary of the 

balance of your account after your lifetime. This will 

eliminate income and estate taxes. 

Property/Homes/Appreciated Stocks 

Consider donating appreciated stock, real estate or 

other valuable items. You can take an immediate 

charitable deduction of fair market value and avoid 

capital gains tax. 

Charitable Gift Annuities 

Dependable fixed income for you or a loved one 

during your lifetime. Afterwards, the League receives 

the principal of your gift. 

Peace of Mind Program 

Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League’s Peace of Mind 

Program offers a planned gift option that provides for 

the long term, permanent care of your pets when you 

are no longer able to care for them. 

How to include Peggy Adams in you plans: 

Legal Name: Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League of 

the Palm Beaches, Inc. 

Principal Address: 

3200 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33409 

Federal Tax ID: # 59-0637811 

For more information, please contact Rich Anderson, Executive Director/CEO at 

561-472-8844 or R.Anderson@PeggyAdams.org 


ADOPTION NEWS 

By now, many know the pandemic increased 2020 

pet adoption rates of cats and dogs. In fact, the rate 

of adoptions at Peggy Adams has not slowed down in 

2021 and we’ve broken many historical records. 

Pet Store Cats 

As of July 26th… 

• 3,727 cats and dogs have found their forever 

homes compared to 3,047 in 2020 

• Off-site Adoptions were at 928 adoptions versus 

599 adoptions 

• Peggy Adams distributed over 110,000 lbs. 

of food and litter through its Peggy’s Pantry 

to those needing our assistance in 

Palm Beach County 

You might ask if we are seeing an increase in 

returned pets as people have started to go back to the 

workplace. As of July 2021, Peggy Adams has had 

a 3% return rate which is very low compared to the 

US benchmark of 5%. We find that people are not 

returning their pandemic pets despite recent 

news headlines. Although circumstances arise, the 

happy truth is that most people are keeping their 

newly adopted pets partly because people bonded 

with their new animal companions during an 

incredibly stressful time. 

Kim & Kermit 

Interested in Adopting? 

At any given time, Peggy Adams has approximately 

500-1,000 animals in its care. When they are ready 

to be adopted, their picture and information will 

appear on our website. Our website is updated every 

two hours between 11am-7pm. All cats and dogs are 

spayed/neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. 

Peggy Adams’ Lesly S. Smith Adoption Center, located 

at 3200 N. Military Trail in West Palm Beach, is open 

daily from 11am-6pm for cat and dog adoptions. 

Peggy Adams also has a great relationship with 15 pet 

supply stores and always looking for more locations. 

We have adoptable cats and kittens at the following 

locations during their regular business hours: 

Petco 

• Palm Beach Gardens – Legacy Place 

• West Palm Beach – Pinetree Plaza 

PetSmart 

• Lake Park 

• West Palm Beach – Palm Beach Outlets 

Pet Supermarket 

• Boca Raton East – 5th Ave Shops 

• Boca Raton West – West Winds Plaza 

• Central Boca Raton – Pollo Club Shoppes 

• Delray East – Delray Place 

• Delray West – Oriole Plaza 

• East Boynton – Sunshine Square 

• Hypoluxo – Boynton Lakes 

• Lake Worth – Worth Plaza 

• Royal Palm Beach – Village Royal 

• Wellington – Mission Lake 

• West Palm Beach - Southdale 

Interested in volunteering with off-site events, or caring for cats at pet stores? Please contact 

Niki Gottesman at N.Gottesman@PeggyAdams.org or visit PeggyAdams.org/Adopt 

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You are invited to join our 

exclusive Leadership Circle 

If you’re willing to consider a 5-year 

commitment to the animals coming to 


for shelter, care and adoption, then our 

Leadership Circle just might be for you! 

For a minimum of $1,000 a year (only 

$2.74 a day!) for five years, you will join 

an exclusive group of dedicated animal 

advocates making a world of difference for 

the lost, homeless, neglected and abused 

dogs and cats of Palm Beach County. 

The 5-year commitment of our 

Leadership Circle members provides 

a stable revenue stream that supports 

development of new initiatives helping 

us each year to succeed in building a 

community where there are no more 

homeless pets. 

As a member of the Leadership Circle, 

you will play a vital role in the life of 

Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League and, 

most importantly, in the lives of the dogs, 

cats, puppies and kittens coming to us for 

a second chance at the kind of life 

every pet deserves. 

To learn more and to view members, please visit 

PeggyAdams.org/Leadership-Circle to print 

out an enrollment form or call 561-472-8844. 

The easiest way to 

support the animals! 

True lifesavers – these are the people 

who join our Monthly Giving Circle! 

As a member, you’ll be helping to ensure 

that every cat and dog coming to 


receives the shelter, medical care and 

new home they deserve. 

Signing up is easy! Go online or call us and 

your recurring gift will be conveniently 

and automatically deducted from your 

credit or debit card each month and put 

to work immediately for the animals in 

our care. Change the amount, payment 

method or cancel at any time. 

As a gift, we will send you a 

complimentary Peggy Adams 

Animal Rescue League calendar 

to remind you each day of 

the lives you are helping to save 

throughout the year. 

To learn more and get started today, please 

visit PeggyAdams.org/MonthlyGiving or 

call 561-472-8842. 


KIDS CORNER 

It is always a great time to instill philanthropy in 

children. Philanthropy is not only for adults or the 

wealthy. Anyone trying to better our society is a 

philanthropist! 

Special thanks to Sebastian, who is a 15-year-old local 

Boy Scout. For his Eagle Scout project, he 

chose to help Peggy Adams because he 

loves animals… especially dogs. 

“I noticed, when I was doing my 

community service hours in 

some shelters, that the beds for 

the dogs were rusty and getting 

old and some of them didn’t have 

any,” said Sebastian. “I wanted to 

make sure all dogs are comfortable 

and have a nice place to sleep while 

waiting to get adopted. I’m happy that 

I can make a difference and all dogs 

deserve food, a bed and shelter.” 

THANK YOU, Sebastian! 

For more information about youth volunteer opportunities, 

please visit PeggyAdams.org/Youth-Volunteer-Opportunities 

CORPORATE CORNER 

Thank you to all of the wonderful individuals, 

companies and foundations that support Peggy 

Adams! In this edition, we would like to spotlight 

our friends at Bealls Outlet. They held a month-long 

donation drive at 16 Palm Beach County locations. 

They had fun collecting donated items and speaking 

with their guests about Peggy Adams Animal 

Rescue League! 

Would you like to start your own fundraising campaign to help the animals? 

Turn your PASSION into ACTION. For ideas and to get started, please visit 

PeggyAdams.org/Fundraise or email Events@PeggyAdams.org 

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FUN ACTIVITIES at PEGGY ADAMS 

The staff at Peggy Adams are always looking for new, 

fun and exciting ways to celebrate our shelter animals 

while providing them enrichment to make their days 

at the shelter even brighter. We do activities such as 

birthday parties with treats for the long term dogs, 

pool day activities and ice cream days. The cats get 

to have fun too with activity pools and most 

recently… a Kitten Olympic day! 

Buster enjoying Kitten Olympics. He was adopted! 

Adoptable Sandy partying with our staff! 

Larry, who would love to spend his birthday with you! 


JOIN OUR UPCOMING EVENTS… 

7 th Annual Clear the Shelters 

Sponsored by Hill’s Pet Nutrition 

– August 23 rd through September 19 th 

Organized by NBC and Telemundo owned stations, 

Clear The Shelters is a nationwide pet adoption 

campaign. Sponsored by Hill's Pet Nutrition, this 

is a month-long “Adopt & Donate” campaign in 

which these stations bring awareness about the 

importance of pet adoption at Peggy Adams, as 

well as other shelters across the country. For more 

information, please visit PeggyAdams.org/CTS 

7 th Annual Bark Back Benefit – November 20 th at 

Mathews Brewing Co. in Lake Worth 

This annual music festival, hosted by local band 

Spred the Dub, benefits Peggy Adams. Join us 

as we take over the block at Mathews Brewing 

Company with two stages, 12 bands, the original 

First Responders Rescue Runway Walk, South 

Florida's best food trucks, the 2nd Avenue Artist 

Row, Raffles, the best Craft Beer Garden, outdoor 

bars, gorgeous kindhearted humans and lots, and 

lots of adoptable shelter animals! Tickets on sale 

now at BarkBackBenefit.com 

8 th Annual Countdown 2 Zero Pet Adoption 

Event – October 16 th through October 23 rd 

Organized by Peggy Adams Animal Rescue 

League and Palm Beach County Animal Care & 

Control, the Countdown 2 Zero Adoption Event 

is a collaborative effort of over 20 local animal 

rescue organizations to save the lives of animals in 

Palm Beach County. The past seven C2Z adoption 

events found nearly 2,000 animals their forever 

homes. Learn more at Countdown2Zero.org 

21 st Annual Walk for the Animals 

– February 19 th at the Meyer Amphitheatre in 

Downtown West Palm Beach 

Peggy Adams is excited to announce that our 

annual Walk for the Animals will be back in-person 

along the beautiful West Palm Beach waterfront. 

Now’s the time to start forming your teams! 

Registration is NOW OPEN at 

WalkWithPeggy.org 

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HAPPY TAILS 

Simba, Adopted 4/14/21 

“Approximately 3 months 

ago, we came to Peggy 

Adams after the death 

of our last dog to bone 

cancer. Our goal was 

not to replace him but 

to share our home with 

another dog that needed 

a home. We left that 

day with Simba, a 50/50 

Shepherd and Pyrenees Mix.” 

Simba 

“We would like to point out that 

Tiffany, our adoption coordinator, was 

extremely helpful. She listened carefully as we told 

her about ourselves and our living situation before 

introducing us to Simba. We explained that our home 

is basically dog proof. There is a 6’ wooden fence 

around the yard and the pool has a special safety fence 

around it as well. We allow our dogs to sleep or play 

in any room of the house including on beds, just as 

any other member of the family does. There is 

almost always someone home for company, and 

we enjoy taking him on long walks twice a day and 

playing fetch.” 

“For a bit of background, my husband and I have 

been married for 36 years and have 3 adult daughters. 

During that time, we have always had dogs, as they 

add a lot to our family. Simba is our 7th dog, the last 

4 being Rescues (including 3 at one time) which is the 

only kind we will ever get again. That being said, we 

realize that each rescue is unique, and Simba certainly 

had his set of challenges.” 

“He was extremely anxious, afraid of cars, other 

animals, and reacted horribly when anyone came near 

him on anything with wheels. That first day, we were 

a bit in shock as to what lay ahead of us as we were 

a bit overwhelmed. However, we reached out to the 

professionals at Peggy Adams for some input and had 

a trainer work with us and Simba to get over the rough 

spots (we have used trainer with all our dogs shortly 

after they moved in and would recommend the same 

to anyone who is adopting a shelter dog). Flashing 

forward to today, it is hard to believe that he has only 

been in our home for three months. It feels like 

he has always been a part of our family!” 

“It is important that people who are 

about to adopt realize that the main 

reason an animal ends up in a shelter 

is because people may have unrealistic 

expectations when bringing a dog 

into their home. Keep in mind that 

the dog you are bringing home needs 

time, love, and care so that they can feel 

like a part of your family. It will take a 

few months for them to trust that you are 

not going to leave them like their last family 

did. Understand that the difficulties you may 

encounter will not last forever, and be very patient 

with them, and just take it one day at a time. Just like 

anything else in life that is worthwhile, hard work 

often brings great rewards – before you know it you 

will have a forever friend to share your lives with.” – 

Sharon and Dave 

Lola, Adopted 4/26/21 

Lola 

“Lola is doing great in her new home! She has been 

spending her summer in Newport, Rhode Island and 

spending lots of time hiking on the rocky coast and 

splashing in the water. She is also working with a 

trainer once a week to help with jumping and nibbly 

behavior and is doing great! We love her so much! 

Thanks for everything!” – Molly and Nick 


HAPPY TAILS CONTINUED 

Lily 

Ichabod 

Ichabod, Adopted 3/13/21 

“Ichabod has been the best cat we could ever ask for!!! 

When we adopted him, we were mourning the loss of 

our beloved dog. And, while I'd never expect him to 

fill that hole in my heart, he has created a section all 

of his own in my heart! I could not even imagine 

life without him... he greets us as soon as we 

come home, he snuggles and sleeps with 

us. He truly is the perfect cat!! Thank 

you so very much for saving him and 

blessing our home with his love!!!” 

– Beth 

Princess, Adopted 3/9/21 

“I cannot explain how much we 

love our Princess. She is exactly 

the little buddy that our family had Princess 

been looking for our daughter. They 

are inseparable. Princess had a mass 

on her foot, but Peggy Adams took care of 

everything before we adopted her. Soon after the 

adoption, Princess had a massive seizure. She is now 

under medication and hasn't had another seizure in a 

while. We just love her to pieces. She goes on errands 

with us and has already been to the beach and a boat 

ride. We are so glad that we decided to adopt an older 

dog. We did not need to potty train or deal with the 

chewing stage. She is simply perfect. We adore her.” 

– Carmen 

Lily, Adopted 7/13/21 

“It’s hard to believe that it has been a few weeks since 

we adopted Lily or Purrsifone – (name the foster 

family gave her). She has brought so much joy to 

our life. It’s amazing how big she is already. She is 

just under 7 lbs. and still growing. 

We REALLY want to thank the 

foster family for making Lily’s 

transition easy to a permanent 

family. They made sure 

Lily learned proper 

kitty etiquette. Thanks 

also to the staff for the 

dedication you bring to 

kittens and cats. We have 

recommended your facility 

to several friends who are 

thinking of adopting a kitten. 

You keep the shelter so clean 

and we can see how much love 

you have for your babies as they wait 

for their fur-ever homes.” 

– Christine and Michael 

Have a Happy Tail to share? 

Please email us at 

Marketing@PeggyAdams.org 

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BEHAVIOR & TRAINING 

What do you mean 

you have to go to work? 

By Sandy Redford, Behavior 

and Enrichment Manager 

Now that we are able to go back to work, school and 

take vacations, how can we help our pets acclimate to 

the “new” new normal? 

Let’s face it, for the past year and a half, our pets have 

become accustomed to our almost constant presence. 

For most of our pets, this has been wonderful. More 

walks, more play, more binge television and more 

snacks. What can we do now to help our pets while we 

are away? 

Enrichment. Let me say that again, enrichment. 

What is enrichment you ask? Enrichment is anything 

that makes the environment more interesting and 

engaging. Enrichment allows an animal to engage in 

species specific behaviors. Allowing animals to engage 

in species specific behaviors reduces stress and often 

keeps unwanted behaviors from developing. This 

encourages your pets to do the things they love and to 

do in ways that work for the whole family. For dogs, 

this may be chewing, smelling, playing, and foraging. 

For cats, this might be stalking, chasing, catching, and 

playing with its “prey”. 

Do not forget the importance of training. Training 

helps develop a bond and communication with your 

pet. Taking time helping your pet understand your 

communication and how they fit into your family will 

be rewarding and beneficial for the both of you. 

To learn more about Behavior and 

Training classes at Peggy Adams, please visit 

PeggyAdams.org/Behavior 

Making puzzles for your pups can be as easy as using 

all those Amazon boxes and hiding some tasty treats 

in the smallest box within a box. You can also hide 

tasty treats in boxes around the house. Using all the 

extra toilet paper rollers, we have to make fun ways 

to hide a treat. For more foraging fun, put some treats 

in a brown paper bag and “hide it” in the yard or on 

your walks. 

For your feline friends, you can get paper cups and 

hide a treat underneath. We all know how much cats 

LOVE to knock things off of tables and bookshelves. 

Hiding treats in the Kitty Kondos can be fun and 

interesting for your cat. Why not have some fun 

feathers hanging down from the Kitty Kondo? 


Our Promise to the Animals 

– Humane Care, Quality of Life, Life-Long Loving Homes, 

and Spay/Neuter to Control Overpopulation 

Few have meant more to the 

animals of our community than 

Jane and Robert Grace and the 

Grace family. The Grace Society 

was established to honor them 

and to recognize the extraordinary 

annual supporters who make it 

possible for Peggy Adams Animal 

Rescue League to fulfill its mission. 

The Grace Society is comprised 

of Lifetime Benefactors, the 

Chairman’s Council of major 

annual donors, and Annual 

Patrons and Friends. 

LIFETIME BENEFACTORS 

as of June 15, 2021 

Lifetime Benefactors are 

individuals and organizations 

whose cumulative giving and 

outstanding generosity demonstrate 

the highest order of engagement 

with the League’s humane mission 

and vision. They are an inspiration 

to all of us. 

$1,000,000 & Above 

James D. Berwind – Director, Spring Point 

Partners, LLC 

Barbara Dauphin-Duthuit 

Christina Dennis 

The Fortin Foundation of Florida, Inc. 

The Mary Alice Fortin Foundation, Inc. 

The Eunice Joyce Gardiner Charitable 

Foundation 

Jane & Robert Grace 

Vicky & Sam Hunt 

Ann & Charles B. Johnson 

Danielle Hickox Moore 

Wanda and James M. Moran, Jr. 

Foundation, Inc. 

Pauline Pitt & The William H. Pitt 


The Ryerson Charitable Trust 

Lesly S. Smith 

$500,000-$999,999 

Nancy Brougher & The W. Dale Brougher 

Foundation 

Julie & Michael Connors 

Mrs. William H. Hamm, III 

PetSmart Charities, Inc. 

L. Florence Schmidt Foundation 

Margaretta J. Taylor 

The Emily Vernon Foundation for Homeless 

and Abused Animals 

$250,000-$499,999 

The ASPCA 

Virginia S. Burke 

Frankie & Irwin F. Edenzon 

Fleming Family Foundation 

Carol & Robert Garvy 

Dr. Steven M. Gottlieb & Laurie Raber Gottlieb 

Tina Fisher Grow & Richard Grow 

Loreen Beisswenger Farish Charitable 

Foundation 

John J. Noffo Kahn 

Michele & Howard Kessler 

Jeff Levitetz & The Levitetz Family 


Carole & John Moran 

Palm Beach County Dog Fanciers Association 

Margi & Michael Picotte 

Lois Pope 

Scaife Family Foundation 

Joan & Paul Van der Grift 

$100,000-$249,999 

Animal Rescue Force 

Carol & Harold Baxter 

Carol & Sidney (†) Berman 

Susan Stockard Channing 

Virginia L. Cook 

Mary Llew & Ben Coulter 

Darbster Companies 

Raymond A. Diaz 

Anonymous 

William E. Flaherty, II 

Susan C. Gibson 

Arlette Gordon 

Hill’s Pet Nutrition 

Jorie Butler Kent 

Knopf Family Foundation 

Connie & Peter Lacaillade 

Carol H. McCracken 

Palm Beach County 

The Petco Foundation 

The Folke H. Peterson Foundation 

Leslie Rose 

Ardath B. Rosengarden 

Frances G. Scaife 

The John F. Scarpa Foundation 

Coco & Donald Schefmeyer 

Dorothy & Judson (†) Streicher 

Ann & George Summers 

JoAnn & John Tambakis 

Susan O. Taylor 

John Ulbrich Charitable Trust 

U.S. Trust 

Donald Veenhuis (†) 

The Melba Ruth Vickers Charitable 


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ANNUAL GIVING FOR CURRENT OPERATIONS 

The following contributors have 

made donations between 

June 15, 2020 – June 15, 2021 

Contributors with a paw 

print are also members of 

the Leadership Circle, donors 

who have expressed their 

generous intent to contribute 

at these levels for 5 years. 

CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL 

Chairman’s Council members are 

significant annual donors who, each 

and every year, create the essential 

bedrock from which all charitable 

donations to Peggy Adams Animal 

Rescue League come together to 

realize our goals. 

Humanitarians: $100,000 & Above 

James D. Berwind – Director, Spring Point Partners 


Estate of Robert G. Fauser 

The Eunice Joyce Gardiner Charitable Foundation 

Estate of Mildred G. Harsch 


Wanda & Jim Moran 

Estate of Myra Priskie 

Estate of Kathryn Prutzel 

Ardath B. Rosengarden 

Estate of Marjorie J. Shultis 

The Melba Ruth Vickers Charitable Foundation, Inc. 

Visionaries: $75,000 – $99,999 


The Fortin Foundation of Florida 

The Mary Alice Fortin Foundation 

Danielle Hickox Moore 

Lesly S. Smith 

Guardians: $50,000 – $74,999 

The Batchelor Foundation, Inc. 

Betty Jane Bickler Trust 

Nancy Brougher & The W. Dale Brougher Foundation 

Estate of Myra E. Budnick 

The Loreen Beisswenger Farish Charitable Foundation 

Mrs. William Hamm 


Jeff Levitetz & The Levitetz Family Foundation 


The Folke H. Peterson Foundation 

Pauline Pitt & The William H. Pitt Foundation, Inc. 

Estate of Karen R. Rappaport 

L. Florence Schmidt Foundation 

Barbara & Herbert Shear 

Margaretta J. Taylor 

Edna Weissman 

18 Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League 

Grand Benefactors: $25,000 - $49,999 

Lucy & Ray Breeden 

Mary Llew & Ben Coulter 

Anonymous 

Fleming Family Foundation 

Laurie Raber Gottlieb & Steven M. Gottlieb 

Kate & James Gubelmann 

Laura & Jack Henning 

Michele & Howard Kessler 

Sylvana & Murray Klein 

Knopf Family Foundation 

Lefeve Charitable Fund 

PetFirst Pet Insurance 

Nancy K. Pontius 

Richard Sacco 

Richard W. Slocum Living Trust 

Joanie & Paul Van der Grift 

The Emily Vernon Foundation for Homeless and 

Abused Animals 

Benefactors: $10,000 – $24,999 

Abraham Foundation 

Marcia S. Adler 

Cynthia Anderson 

Virginia Swift Barbary 

Carol & Harold Baxter 

Frederick H. Bedford, Jr. & Margaret S. Bedford 

Charitable Foundation 

Bridge Family Foundation 

Virginia S. Burke 

Linda & William Caval 

James H. Costello 

Adele B. Dilschneider 

Edith R. Dixon 

Emilia & Jose Fanjul 

Florida Crystals Corporation 

Renate Franco 

Connie M. Frankino 

The Wendy A. Hester Good Karma Foundation 

Jane & Robert Grace 

Lorrain & Malcolm Hall 

Denise & Dan Hanley 

Hill’s Pet Nutrition 

Carmen & Mark Johnson 

KAST Construction 

Patricia & Marshall Hilsberg 

Ambassador & Mrs. Howard Leach 

Estate of Carl Mascianica 

Carol H. McCracken 

Elaine & Yizhaq Merzel 

Muffy & Stephen Murray 

Napleton's on Northlake Auto Group 

Lynn & Mickey Nolen 

The Petco Foundation 

Estate of Norma F. Petisi 

Thomas C. Quick 

Leslie Rose 

Walter Ross, III 

The Ryerson Charitable Trust 

Scaife Family Foundation 

Diane & John Sculley 

Betsy & Paul Shiverick 

Ginny & Dick Simmons 

Priscilla H. Smith 

Estate of Romilda D. Smith 

Suzanne & Robert Steinberg 

Estate of A. Michael Sullivan 

Denise & Joe Swan 

Philip J. Tilearcio 

U.S. Trust 

Estate of Maria A. Ventura 

Janet E. Wilkins Estate 

Anonymous 

Grand Patrons: $5,000 – $9,999 

1-800PetMeds 

Marcia J. Barrera 

The Benevity Community Impact Fund 

Bessemer Trust 

Best Friends Animal Society 

Bianca’s Furry Friends 

The Emma and Georgina Bloomberg Foundation 

Anonymous 

Wanda S. Buchanan 

Candida & Bartlett Burnap 

Paula & Robert Butler 

Marilyn & Greg Byers 

Charlotte Ross Canet 

Nancy & Geoffrey Caraboolad 

Joan D. Chorney 

Sue Ann & William Conaty 

Julie & Michael Connors 

Judith A. Dean 

Raymond A. Diaz 

Anonymous 

Frankie & Irwin Edenzon 

Joan & Steve Ehrhart 

Enterprise Holdings Foundation 

Gail & Jack Fairbrother 

Kathleen Fisher 

Nancy Flinn 

Lydia & Robert Forbes 

Carole & Bertram French 

The Giangrande Foundation 


Deborah & Dennis Glass 

Claire B. Goldstein 

Kyle & Mark Goldstein 

Joan & Murray Goodman 

Paula S. Graham 

Laurie & Peter Grauer 

Tina Fisher Grow & Richard Grow 

Gunster Law Firm 

Lorrain & Malcolm Hall 

Melinda & Thomas Hassen 

Marsha & Carl Hewitt 

Eileen & Robert Hunt 

Janice & William Jiler 

Bethany & Brian Johnson 

Margaret & Gerald Kazma


Linda & Michael Kibler 

Anonymous 

Dorothy Louise Kyler Foundation 

Connie & Peter Lacaillade 

Carol & Thomas Lavell 

Anonymous 

April V. Lewis 

M & M Charitable Fund 

Maddie’s Fund 

Adele & George Merck 

Allen Michaan 

NCCI Holdings, Inc. 

Mandy Nolen 

Nozzle Nolen Pest Solutions 

OK Generators 

Kit Pannill 

PetSmart Charities, Inc. 

Emilia & Brian Pfeifler 


Jerry W. Pittman 

Nancy & William Rollnick 

Laura L. Vonderohe-Rosen & Cary Rosen 

Mae Cadwell Rovensky Foundation 

Deborah & Charles Royce 

Frances G. Scaife 

Paul N. Schacknow, PHD 

Jolene & Larry Shapiro 

Kathleen & Gerald Shortz 

Jacqueline Sims 

The Sokol Foundation, Inc. 

Beth & Howard Stern 

The Lawrence & Marjorie Stoll Foundation 

Kathleen and Gary Sugarman 

Monica & Douglas Taylor 


Diane & Richard Templer 

Teryn & Karl Weintz 

ANNUAL PATRONS AND FRIENDS 

Annual Patrons and Friends express, through 

loyal and generous contributions, the kind 

of support indispensable to sustaining the 

essential programs and services for the 

animals in our care. 

Patrons: $2,500 – $4,999 

Abigail & Tony Acero 

Susan & Larry B. Alexander 

AmazonSmile Foundation 

Nancy & Alexander Auersperg 

Blair & Kenneth Beall 

Jill Bartley 

Nellie Benoit 

Molly & Barry Berish 

Rick Berks 

Kosar S. Bishop 

Michelle Bruzik 

Ruth & Gordon Cadwgan, Jr. 

William Caler 

Gayle & Thomas Cammarano 

Christine & Alan Centazzo 

CharityDine.com 

Estate of Sarita Cicogna 

Olivia & Mark Clark 

Pamela & Robert Clark 

Ryan Coyne 

Anonymous 

Clare McLean Cross 

Donna Ditchik 

Ruth & Robert Escher 

Lourdes & Pepe Fanjul 

Wally Findlay Galleries 

Cathy & Jack Flagg 

Gwendolyn & Austin Fragomen 

Stan Fried Private Foundation 

Frontstream/Truist 

Christene Campbell-Gabor & Tamas Gabor 

Jennifer Garrigues 

Virginia Gollery 

Arlette Gordon 

Darlene Halstedt 

Jeanne Hogue & Fritz Bell 

Deborah & Gerald Ippolito 

Eva & Herb Jacobi 

Hope & Charles Jones 

Ann Grace Kelly 

Cheryl & Alvin Krongard 

Peter Kulin 

Judy Larue & Douglas Long 

Talya Lerman & Andrew Packer 

Cindy & Timothy Leuiliette 

Catherine & Clifford Lewis 

Susan & K. Prescott Low 

Sondra & David Mack 

Patricia & Edward (†) McLaughlin 

Audrey McNiff 

Anita & Sam Michaels 

Paula & George Michel 

Linda (†) & Leverett Miller 

Steve Miller 

Munro Family Charitable Trust 

Network for Good 

Jan C. Nixon 

Tim & Linda O’Connor Family Foundation 

Lorraine Odasso 

Debby & John Oxley 

Claire & H. Peter Petrosky 

Louise Pfister Charitable Foundation 

Daniel E. Ponton 

Robert S. Post 

Mary & David Pressly 

Farley Rentschler 

Joann & Herbert Roemmele 

Mary Jane Rojas 

Lita Rosenberg 

Louis B. Rosenberg 

Alix & Scott Sandell 

SDSBS Giving B.A.C.K., Inc. 

Gerald Seay 

Jane W. Smith 

David W. Squier 

Jan R. Steele 

Margarita & Klaus Stegmann 

William Bainbridge Steele & Christopher Putnam Drake 

John Tatooles & Victor Moore 

Merle & Fred (†) Tausig 

Helena C. Taylor Estate 

Joan & James Tofias 

United Way of Palm Beach County 

U-Tiki Beach 

Friends: $1,000 – $2,499 

Leslie Abi-Karam & Scott Fuller 

Denise & Brad Alexander 

Andrea & Joseph Amato 

American Humane Association 

Amica Companies Foundation 

Annette Adams 

Genevieve & Gaby Ajram 

Susan & Donald Anderson 

Lisa & Rich Anderson 

Christopher H. Andrews 

Hope (†) & John Annan 

Astrid Arrak Revocable Living Trust 

Stephanie & Scott Augustus 

Marion & Robert Auray 

Molly & Laurence Austin 

Anonymous 

Pamela & Bernard Barbash 

Kathy Barbiere 

Marc P. Barmat 

Diana Barret & Bob Vila 

Carol U. Barton 

Ramona & Lee Bass 

Nancy E. Beale 

Nancy Benamati & John Bortins 

Joan & James Berkowitz 

Margaret & Marc Bergeron 

Iris & Barry Bergman 

Carol Berman 

E. S. Bernie 

Michele & Lawrence Beyer 

Kyle Blackmon 

Dhardra Blake 

Janell Bloodworth 

Jack S. Bochonok 

Lisa Boepple 

Lia & Benton Bohannon 

Russell S. Bohn 

Eleanor F. Bowen 

Dorothy & Ric Bradshaw 

William S. Brady 

Camilla & Stephen Brauer 

Jason R. Briggs 

Nancy & F. Thomas Brija 

BRK Republic 

Rita & Charles Bronfman 

David Brower & Michelle Rosin 

Darlene Bryan 

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Kristina & Austin Bryan 

Susan & James Buchanan 

Jean Bunge 

Bruce A. Bursey 

Sherriann & Damion Carufe 

Castillo Family Fund 

Christina Cernick 

Enid Cheatham 

Linda & Nick Cladis 

Coats Family Foundation, Inc. 

Dona & Howard Cohen 

Comcast Giving 

Cristina Condon 

John S. Connolly & Peg Barrett 

Lawrence Dambra & Ruth Frischer 

Brittain & John Damgard 

Jane & Peter Dankin 

Darin Family Charitable Fund 

Daszkal Bolton LLP 

Susan Teri & Thomas (†) Davis 

Kathleen & Peter Deary 

Melanie Harris-Denney & Earl L. Denney 

Denise & Raymond DeRiggi 

Isabelle H. DeTomaso 

DEX Imaging, Inc. 

Regine & William Diamond 

Mary E. Di Iulio 

JB Dixson 

DLO Realty Management LLC 

Thomas and Nephele Domencich Foundation 

Linda & John Donegan 

Clint Doorbal & Lynnette Strasser 

John Ducharme 

Donna & Robert Dugan 

Joann & Thomas Dye 

Amy Eisenstadt 

Susan Elmore 

Gail & Alfred Engelberg 

Rhonda & Jeffrey Eves 

Wayne Farmer 

Estate of Lawrence Ferrara 

Lilly & Sean Ferreira 

Jack Fhillips Design, Inc. 

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund 

Diane Firsten, LLC 

Florida Public Utilities 

Elaine Flynn 

Andrea Fodor 

Forbes Family Trust 

Carole & Robert Ford 

For the Care of Animals, Inc. 

Charles Frankel 

Deborah & James Freeman 

Micki & Joshua Frieze 

Conchi Garcia & Daniel Fuoco 

Rosemary & Andrew Gaffey 

Elizabeth & Dolf Garcia 

Garden of Life LLC 

Linda S. Glazer 

Jon F. Goebel 

20 Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League 

Goerlich Family Foundation 

Phyllis Goldblatt 

Barbara J. Gottlieb & Milton Gottlieb 

Darcy & George Gould 

Sherri & John Grace 

Barbara Dughan & Edward Granoff 

Dana Grassi 

GreaterGood.org 

Margaret & Richard Green 

Suzanne Griffin 

The Griffis Foundation 

Catherine & Robert Groelle 

Amber & Richard Grow 

Audrey & Martin Gruss 

Kristina Gustafson 

Kathleen & Louis Hager 

Silvana & Barry Halperin 

Anne & Matthews Hamilton 

Harriet Hartstein 

Claudia Hehner 

Stephanie M. Heist 

Andrew F. Helgesen & Linda Albritton 

John Hendrickson 

Robert Henick 

Whitney & Scott Hesse 

Jane & Peter Hill 

Jessica & Adam Hirsch 

Hive Home, Inc. 

Mildred Hoit, Inc. 

Bruce Holliday 

Susan & William Hooper 

Lynne Hopkins 

Robin & Randall Hunt 

Linda Coleman-Hussey & Richard Hussey 

Ibis Wildlife Foundation, Inc. 

Impact Landscape & Irrigation, LLC 

Emmora Irwin 

J.A. Foundation 

Barbara Jang 

Jetty's Inc. 

Marianne Johnson 

Walter Jay Johnston & Tracy S. Maxwell 

Charitable Fund 

Barbara Thomas-Jones & Lawrence S. Jones 

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 

Mary A. Kahn-Tuchmann 

Olga & James Kane 

Helene Karp 

Edith & Aaron Kaufman 

Jayne T. Keith 

P. Adam Kelly 

Ardith Kenny 

Atwater Kent 

Jorie Butler Kent 

KeyBank Foundation 

The Kenelm Foundation 

Susan & Michael Kirkpatrick 

Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Kisch 

Effie Klinger 

Cheryl & Ruben Kloda 

Howard Koeppel & Mark Hsiao 

Emilia Saint-Amand Krimendahl 

Kerry & John Kuhlman 

Elaine & Kenneth Langone 

Sydie Lansing 

Melissa Laue 

Joanna Leathers McDuffee 

Gail & David Leavitt 

Susan C. Lee 

Paula Leed 

Lawrence Levy 

Dr. Charles Lewis 

Jeffrey Lezark 

Lost Tree Rescue, Inc. 

Karin & Joseph Luter 

Reid Magid 

Thomas Rudolph Maier & Andrew J. Preston 

Maura Malloy 

Helena & Roman Martinez 

Zelda Mason 

Tracy Maxwell 

Nancy & Jon Mazer 

Douglas McDaniel 

Jessica & Steven McGillicuddy 

Cheryl & Knox McKee 

Sydney & Peter McKelvy 

Karen McKinley & Russell Hibbard 

Paul T. McLaughlin & PTM Electric 

Susan McMillan 

Medical Materials 

Grace & Stephen Miller 

Merrill Lynch 

Jane & Kenneth Melville 

Therese Mersentes 

Elsa Messing 

Eliza Meyer 

Susan & Daniel Michalopoulos 

Gina Milio 

Catalina Miller 

Teresa Miller 

Barbara & Emmett Millholland 

Diana Minshall 

Suzanne & Michael Monte 

Virginia Mortara 

The Mosaic Foundation of R & P Heydon 

Barbara Mulloy-Robbins 

Pamela H. Murdock 

Barbara & James Murray 

Laurie Dahlstrom Nahum & Daniel Nahum 

Heidi & Richard Nielsen 

Sally Ann & Jay Nisberg 

Marian C. Nissen 

Judith Noren 

Linda R. Olsson Inc. 

Beverly & Peter Orthwein 

Susan L. Osborn 

The Richard Laurence Parish Foundation 

Diane & Bruce Parker 

Catherine Parks-Grauer Estate 

Kim & Donald Patrick


Paws & Cherish Pet Cremation Services 

Mary & Dennis Peters 

Elisabeth Pittaluga & Philip Cerruti 

Linda Plourde 

Katie & James Pressly 

Pressly Pressly Randolph & Pressly P.A. 

Julie & Stephen Prielozny 

Katharine Rayner 

Alexandra Reid & Andrea Reid 

Patricia Reese 

Elizabeth A. Reich 

Renny Reynolds 

Renee Richardson 

Donna Rochelo 

The Roddy Ltd. Partnership 

Christopher Roemer 

Barbara Rollhaus 

Lisa Rosenberg 

Estate of Gail Rosenfeld 

Joyce Ross 

Diane & Anthony Rutgers 

SBA Communications Corporation 

Ellen Sanders-Galkin 

Sara Scaldini 

Scenthound Holdings, LLC 

Kathleen & Karl Schaum 

Emmy Wolbach & Rudolph Scheerer 

Coco & Don Schefmeyer 

Margaret & Allan Scherer 

Lloyd Schiller 

Beryl & Robert Schneider 

Andrea & Alan Schoen 

Lisa Schreckinger 

Robert H. Schuyler 

Jennifer & Lonnie Schwimmer 

Wendy & Philip Scuderi 

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley 

Margaret Shaffer 

Virginia Shaller 

Joan & David Sherman Fund 

Diana L. Shields 

Joann Shumard 

Gary Siben 

Elinor Beidler Siklossy Foundation 

Ralph R. Slaton, Jr. 

Diane & Tom Smith 

Melissa & Robert Smith 

Nora & Murray Solomon 

Spina O’Rourke 

Adele M. Stair 

Barbara Steinman 

Christine & Robert Stiller 

Donald Sullivan 

Ann & George Summers 

Anonymous 

The Taylor Foundation 

Andrea C. Thomas 

James V. Tigani, Jr. 

Jane & William Told 

Alison & Rob Torrington 

Alfred Tower 

Town of Palm Beach United Way 

James R. Tracy 

Betsy & Wally Turner 

Nancy Udell 

USA Strong 

Virginia Valentine 

Gil Walsh 

Ellen Warhit 

Kathleen Weakley 

Sharon Wehrle 

David Weisman & Jacqueline Michel 

Jacqueline B. Weld 

Lynne Wheat & Thomas Peterffy 

Kendall Wheeler 

Beth Wilf 

Ryan Williams 

Lisa & Gregory Wilson 

Karyn, Lady Winnington 

Norma & John Winzell 

Jeanette & Andrew Witten 

Arturo Wittman 

Susan & Robert Wright 

Wrightson-Ramsing Foundation 

Janet Yeisley & Peter Anderson 

Christie & Timothy Young 

Toni Yukl 

Patricia & Jeffrey Zuckerman 

We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of these 

lists. When mistakes and misunderstandings occur, 

we act quickly to resolve the issue. Please contact us 

if you have a question or concern at 561-472-8576 or 

Donations@PeggyAdams.org 

(†) Indicates deceased 

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Lesly S. Smith Pet Adoption Center 

Our New Pet Adoption Center Opened 

March 29, 2021! 

For more information, please visit PeggyAdams.org/CapitalCampaign 

MAJOR NAMING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NEW 

ADOPTION CENTER ARE STILL AVAILABLE 

Areas Available for Naming | With a gift of… | Number Available 

Lobby Permanent Pet Portrait $100,000 8 

Lobby-side Cat Colony Room $50,000 6 

Dog Hall –Perm. Large Pet Portrait $50,000 8 

Cat Hall – Perm. Large Pet Portrait $50,000 2 

Dog Workroom $35,000 3 

Lobby-side Cat Colony Room (No Windows) $25,000 2 

Office-side Cat Colony Room $25,000 5 

Dog Adoption Room $25,000 3 

Office Wing Permanent Pet Portrait $10,000 8 

Cat Condos $5,000 19 

Dog Kennels $5,000 42 

Benches $1,500 16 

Bricks 8" x 8" $500 Many 

Bricks 8" x 4" $250 Many 

As of 7/1/2021 

Pledges may be paid for up to five years. 

For more information, please contact 

Rich Anderson, Executive Director/CEO 

561-472-8844 or 

R.Anderson@PeggyAdams.org 

Major Contributors to the New Peggy Adams 

Animal Rescue League Pet Adoption Center 

The following extraordinary donations of $100,000 

or more have been received toward the construction 

of the Lesly S. Smith Pet Adoption Center opened on 

March 29, 2021 at Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League. 

While all gifts received in this massive undertaking have 

been essential to realizing this dream, these very major 

contributions have proven key to achieving the success 

of the Homeless No More campaign. 

Gifts of $1 million or more 



Danielle Hickox Moore & the Mary Alice Fortin 

Foundation 

The Wanda & James M. Moran, Jr. Foundation 

Pauline Pitt & The William H. Pitt Foundation 

Gifts of $500,000-$999,999 

Julie & Mike Connors 



Estate of James Clark Sheridan 

Margaretta Taylor 

Gifts of $200,000-$499,999 

James D. Berwind – Director, Spring Point 

Partners, LLC 

Frankie & Irwin F. Edenzon 

Estate of Antje L. Farber 

Tina Fisher Grow 

John J. Noffo Kahn 


Coco and Don Schefmeyer 

Gifts of $100,000-$199,999 

The Bill Bartholomay Family Foundation 

Nancy Brougher & the W. Dale Brougher Foundation 

Virginia Burke 

The Family of Geraldine Fisher 

Carol & Bob Garvy 


Laurie Raber Gottlieb & Steven M. Gottlieb 

Candy & Bill (†) Hamm 

The Frank C. Hart, Jr. Trust 

Edward Marvin (†) 


John F. Scarpa Foundation 

JoAnn & John Tambakis 


John Ulbrich Charitable Trust 

Joan & Paul Van der Grift 


INTERNS and SONNY 

Sonny came to Peggy Adams after being 

dropped off at a local emergency clinic 

on April 14 th . The ER clinic knew he was 

injured and that Peggy Adams would be 

able to give him the best chance at getting 

better. Sonny was limping and his x-rays 

indicated he had a hip fracture. 

The surgery Sonny needed is called a femoral head 

ostectomy (FHO) and it is not a surgery that had been 

performed at Peggy Adams before. With the help 

of our University of Florida (UF) shelter medicine 

interns, we were able to remove the broken femoral 

head so Sonny would be comfortable again while 

walking. When we anesthetized Sonny for surgery, he 

vomited a large piece of what appeared to be leather. 

Therefore, we had to take x-rays of his abdomen to see 

if there was more. 

The x-rays revealed that his stomach was full of 

something that shouldn’t be there. Two days after his 

FHO, Sonny had a gastrotomy performed by our two 

UF interns. They pulled out multiple pieces of very 

hard fake leather. 

Sonny’s Happy Tail Update: 

“Sonny is doing great! He’s still getting acclimated, 

but he fits right in! He was scared when we brought 

him home, but he’s definitely getting better. He is so 

attached to me - follows me everywhere. 

I think he believes my backyard is his playroom 

and when he goes out, he loves to run around and 

roll around on the grass. It took a few days for him 

to learn that’s where he's supposed to go to do his 

business. He gets along very well with our cat Obi and 

they play during the day, running after each other. It's 

the cutest thing!!! We're so grateful for you guys.” 

– Allison 

Sonny with interns Dr. Jerika Brooks (left) 

and Dr. Ashley Saver (right) 

Sonny recovered very well and we were extra careful 

that he didn’t eat anything else that he shouldn’t 

during his time here! Sonny was adopted on June 27 th . 

Sonny with 

his new 

forever family 

For more information about internships and career opportunities, 

please visit: PeggyAdams.org/Employment-Opportunities 

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The REWARDS of FOSTERING… 

“The most rewarding part of fostering is seeing my fosters be adopted 

so quickly and connecting with their adopters. The rescue community is 

amazing! If I could give advice to someone interested in fostering, it would 

be that it’s okay to be emotional. You care enough to take care of these tiny 

lives to the point where they can go out into the world and be adopted. 

That takes alot. I still cry every time I return my fosters to Peggy Adams. 

Partially because I'll miss them… and partially because I am so happy they 

will have a wonderful life with their new family and I gave them the best 

chance at that.” – Christine H. (Foster since June 2019) 

“I started fostering 10 years ago with my daughter who was in 4 th grade 

at the time. She had a love for cats. As she went into high school, she was 

able to receive over 900 hours of community service by fostering. The most 

rewarding part of fostering is knowing that you are saving the lives of these 

precious kittens. Fostering is one of the most rewarding and educational 

experiences for you and/or your child.” – Bebe M. (Foster since 2012) 

“When I found Peggy Adams’ foster program, I 

was excited because all they required from me 

was time. Everything is provided. This way I knew I could help give a kitten 

or cat a chance for a happy restart. The most rewarding thing to me is seeing 

a cat start to trust you and love you. Once they start to realize that and enjoy 

your presence, you know they have a chance for a great life with a forever 

family. And, knowing your time and kindness to this animal had a large part 

in it, is awesome!” – John S. (Foster since March 2021) 

Want to become a Foster Volunteer and help Peggy Adams save more lives? 

At any given time, Peggy Adams has 500 – 1,000 animals in its care. That’s where 

fosters play a critical role! Fostering enables us to accept more homeless animals in our 

program, especially neonate kittens found in our community. It’s easy to get started! 

Simply visit PeggyAdams.org/Foster for more information. 

Peggy Adams provides all of the supplies; foster homes provide the love. 

Community service hours are also available for fostering.

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